Advocate calls for more mental health resources in wake of deadly light rail stabbing

Nearly two weeks ago, police say a man got onto the Charlotte light rail system and stabbed a woman to death, seemingly at random. His family said he is mentally ill and they had attempted to get him help before the attack.

It’s a story that local advocate Fonda Bryant has heard one too many times.

She told Channel 9’s Hunter Sáenz on Tuesday that there just aren’t enough mental health resources in the Queen City. She says the lack of mental health resources failed not only the suspect in the case, but also the victim and the community at large…

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